Archive

Michael Clune’s “Pan”
Writer and scholar Michael Clune joins Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to discuss his debut novel, “Pan.”
LARB Radio HourAug 1
As Long as You Love Him
Hattie Lindert listens to Justin Bieber’s “SWAG.”
Hattie LindertAug 1
- Music
Everything Old Is New Again
A very old Balanchine feels fresh and a new ballet feels timeless in American Contemporary Ballet’s double bill, as reviewed by Dorie Chevlen.
Dorie ChevlenAug 1
In a Language Beyond What Is Given
Tia Glista watches Eva Victor’s directorial debut, “Sorry, Baby.”
Tia GlistaJul 31
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Dress It Up with Reality
Amelia Anthony aims to separate the art from the artist while reading James Miller’s “The Passion of Pedro Almodóvar: A Self-Portrait in Seven Films.”
Amelia AnthonyJul 31
- Film
I Will Not Waste Chalk
Tim Riley reviews Alan Siegel’s “Stupid TV, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of ‘The Simpsons’ Changed Television—and America—Forever.”
Tim RileyJul 30
- Television
No Love Lost for Heretics
Brad East reviews Jerome E. Copulsky’s “American Heretics: Religious Adversaries of Liberal Order.”
Brad EastJul 30
- Politics
- Religion
Come Back Later When Your Work Isn’t So Human
Yael Friedman looks at a recent book, exhibition, and film on photographer Larry Fink.
Yael FriedmanJul 29
- Art & Architecture
Cruel Indifference
Tess Pollok interviews Stephanie Wambugu about her debut novel “Lonely Crowds.”
Tess PollokJul 29
- Fiction
Some Women Want to Wear It
Soraya Sebghati outlines a canon of 21st-century Iranian film.
Soraya SebghatiJul 28
- Film
- Cultural Studies
What Do They Want, What Do They Want, What Do They Want?
Kevin Koczwara reminisces on Jim Carrey’s film oeuvre, from “Ace Ventura” and “Man on the Moon” to “Sonic the Hedgehog 3.”
Kevin KoczwaraJul 28
- Film
- Cultural Studies
Millennial Moods
Anna Aguiar Kosicki considers Cora Lewis’s debut novel “Information Age.”
Anna Aguiar KosickiJul 27
- Fiction
A Forever for Sally
M. G. Lord watches National Geographic’s new documentary “Sally.”
M. G. LordJul 27
- Film
- Biography & Autobiography
No, Time to Die: The Biden Years On-Screen, Part Two
In the second installment of a quarterly series, Brendan Boyle and Adam Nayman consider the cinema of the Biden years.
Brendan Boyle, Adam NaymanJul 26
- Film
- History
Sebastian Castillo’s “Fresh, Green Life”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by writer and professor Sebastian Castillo whose new novel “Fresh, Green Life” is the LARB Book Club pick for the summer.
LARB Radio HourJul 25
My Brother’s Keeper
Matthew K. Ritchie considers Clipse’s new album “Let God Sort Em Out,” the Virginia rap duo’s reunion, and the rarity of a principled artistic existence.
Matthew K. RitchieJul 25
- Music